Full Text of HR0830 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Throughout the State of Illinois, there are | 3 | | thousands of foster parents who have taken on the
solemn | 4 | | responsibility of caring for the thousands of youth in care who | 5 | | are in the charge of the Illinois
Department of Children and | 6 | | Family Services (DCFS); and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, As part of the DCFS mandate to administer care for | 8 | | our youth in care, access to quality medical
care to ensure the | 9 | | health and well-being of these youth in care must be our top | 10 | | priority; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, To meet this obligation, DCFS intends to | 12 | | transition youth in care from traditional Medicaid to
a | 13 | | Medicaid managed care program administered by YouthCare; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, While the transition to managed care is intended | 15 | | to improve the healthcare available to
these vulnerable | 16 | | children, it is clear that YouthCare is not yet ready for this | 17 | | responsibility; serious
concerns exist about the provider | 18 | | network needed to meet the specialized care needs of these | 19 | | children; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, The concerns with YouthCare have already caused | 21 | | the managed care transition to be delayed
on two occasions, but |
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| 1 | | it is clear that the multitude of concerns have not been | 2 | | addressed; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, As the State has begun processing the transition | 4 | | of now adopted youth in care and young
adults under age 26 who | 5 | | have aged out of the foster care system onto Medicaid managed | 6 | | care on
February 1, 2020, this represents an opportunity for | 7 | | evaluation before transitioning the more than
17,000 youth in | 8 | | care in the foster care system; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Not only will the evaluation of this transition | 10 | | help sort out potential issues and give more
time for YouthCare | 11 | | to improve its provider network, but it will also allow time to | 12 | | determine the success of the
other five managed care providers | 13 | | that are available to adoptees and aged out youth in care; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, If this transition and access to additional | 15 | | providers proves successful, delaying the youth in
care | 16 | | transition will allow the legislature the opportunity to update | 17 | | the law and ensure better healthcare
access for all our youth | 18 | | in care; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, It is therefore necessary to delay the transition | 20 | | of youth in care in the charge of DCFS to
Medicaid managed care | 21 | | for a period of one year beyond the currently scheduled | 22 | | transition date of April
1, 2020; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 2 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 3 | | we urge the administration of Illinois Governor JB Pritzker to | 4 | | delay the transition of the State's youth in care to Medicaid | 5 | | managed care for a period of one year; and be it further | 6 | | RESOLVED, That we stand ready to work with the | 7 | | administration
and, if necessary, enact legislation to ensure | 8 | | the health and well-being of our youth in care is protected; | 9 | | and be it further
| 10 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 11 | | delivered to Governor JB Pritzker, Department of Children and | 12 | | Family Services Acting Director Marc D. Smith,
and Department | 13 | | of Healthcare and Family Services Director Theresa Eagleson.
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